a [late?] response to #7, using kde- compiz --debug --replace ccp When launching a Maximized Window /opt/CompizBZR/bin/compiz (core) - Debug: pending request: /opt/CompizBZR/bin/compiz (core) - Debug: - event serial: 291442 /opt/CompizBZR/bin/compiz (core) - Debug: - event window 0x6a07867 /opt/CompizBZR/bin/compiz (core) - Debug: - x: -4 y: -23 width: 1284 height: 1128 border: 0, sibling: 0x0 /opt/CompizBZR/bin/compiz (core) - Debug: pending request: /opt/CompizBZR/bin/compiz (core) - Debug: - event serial: 291468 /opt/CompizBZR/bin/compiz (core) - Debug: - event window 0x6a07867 /opt/CompizBZR/bin/compiz (core) - Debug: - x: 0 y: 0 width: 1920 height: 1128 border: 0, sibling: 0x6a0006b /opt/CompizBZR/bin/compiz (core) - Debug: refusing to manage window 0x6a07867 /opt/CompizBZR/bin/compiz (core) - Debug: received event: /opt/CompizBZR/bin/compiz (core) - Debug: - event serial: 291442 /opt/CompizBZR/bin/compiz (core) - Debug: - event window 0x6a07867 /opt/CompizBZR/bin/compiz (core) - Debug: - x: -4 y: -23 width: 1284 height: 1128 border: 0, sibling: 0x0 /opt/CompizBZR/bin/compiz (core) - Debug: refusing to manage window 0x6a07869 /opt/CompizBZR/bin/compiz (core) - Debug: received event: /opt/CompizBZR/bin/compiz (core) - Debug: - event serial: 291468 /opt/CompizBZR/bin/compiz (core) - Debug: - event window 0x6a07867 /opt/CompizBZR/bin/compiz (core) - Debug: - x: 0 y: 0 width: 1920 height: 1128 border: 0, sibling: 0x6a0006b Object::connect: No such signal KCommonDecorationWrapper::showRequest() Object::connect: No such signal KCommonDecorationWrapper::appMenuAvailable() Object::connect: No such signal KCommonDecorationWrapper::appMenuUnavailable() Object::connect: No such signal KCommonDecorationWrapper::menuHidden() /opt/CompizBZR/bin/compiz (core) - Debug: pending request: /opt/CompizBZR/bin/compiz (core) - Debug: - event serial: 294251 /opt/CompizBZR/bin/compiz (core) - Debug: - event window 0x6a0006b /opt/CompizBZR/bin/compiz (core) - Debug: - x: 0 y: 0 width: 667 height: 1022 border: 37423136, sibling: 0x6a07867 /opt/CompizBZR/bin/compiz (core) - Debug: received event: /opt/CompizBZR/bin/compiz (core) - Debug: - event serial: 294251 /opt/CompizBZR/bin/compiz (core) - Debug: - event window 0x6a0006b /opt/CompizBZR/bin/compiz (core) - Debug: - x: 0 y: 0 width: 667 height: 1022 border: 37423136, sibling: 0x6a07867 When right clicking on corresponding item in task bar to unmaximize it, so that it works like normal /opt/CompizBZR/bin/compiz (core) - Debug: pending request: /opt/CompizBZR/bin/compiz (core) - Debug: - event serial: 417501 /opt/CompizBZR/bin/compiz (core) - Debug: - event window 0x6a07867 /opt/CompizBZR/bin/compiz (core) - Debug: - x: 0 y: 0 width: 1276 height: 1121 border: 0, sibling: 0x6a0006b /opt/CompizBZR/bin/compiz (core) - Debug: received event: /opt/CompizBZR/bin/compiz (core) - Debug: - event serial: 417501 /opt/CompizBZR/bin/compiz (core) - Debug: - event window 0x6a07867 /opt/CompizBZR/bin/compiz (core) - Debug: - x: 0 y: 0 width: 1276 height: 1121 border: 0, sibling: 0x6a0006b /opt/CompizBZR/bin/compiz (core) - Debug: pending request: /opt/CompizBZR/bin/compiz (core) - Debug: - event serial: 417769 /opt/CompizBZR/bin/compiz (core) - Debug: - event window 0x6a07867 /opt/CompizBZR/bin/compiz (core) - Debug: - x: -4 y: -3 width: 1284 height: 1128 border: 0, sibling: 0x6a0006b /opt/CompizBZR/bin/compiz (core) - Debug: pending request: /opt/CompizBZR/bin/compiz (core) - Debug: - event serial: 417795 /opt/CompizBZR/bin/compiz (core) - Debug: - event window 0x6a07867 /opt/CompizBZR/bin/compiz (core) - Debug: - x: 0 y: 0 width: 1284 height: 1128 border: 0, sibling: 0x6a0006b /opt/CompizBZR/bin/compiz (core) - Debug: received event: /opt/CompizBZR/bin/compiz (core) - Debug: - event serial: 417769 /opt/CompizBZR/bin/compiz (core) - Debug: - event window 0x6a07867 /opt/CompizBZR/bin/compiz (core) - Debug: - x: -4 y: -3 width: 1284 height: 1128 border: 0, sibling: 0x6a0006b /opt/CompizBZR/bin/compiz (core) - Debug: received event: /opt/CompizBZR/bin/compiz (core) - Debug: - event serial: 417795 /opt/CompizBZR/bin/compiz (core) - Debug: - event window 0x6a07867 /opt/CompizBZR/bin/compiz (core) - Debug: - x: 0 y: 0 width: 1284 height: 1128 border: 0, sibling: 0x6a0006b /opt/CompizBZR/bin/compiz (core) - Debug: pending request: /opt/CompizBZR/bin/compiz (core) - Debug: - event serial: 418953 /opt/CompizBZR/bin/compiz (core) - Debug: - event window 0x6a0006b /opt/CompizBZR/bin/compiz (core) - Debug: - x: -2 y: 57 width: 667 height: 1022 border: 37423136, sibling: 0x6a07867 /opt/CompizBZR/bin/compiz (core) - Debug: received event: /opt/CompizBZR/bin/compiz (core) - Debug: - event serial: 418953 /opt/CompizBZR/bin/compiz (core) - Debug: - event window 0x6a0006b /opt/CompizBZR/bin/compiz (core) - Debug: - x: -2 y: 57 width: 667 height: 1022 border: 37423136, sibling: 0x6a07867 Same application, don't know if this is from the same launching or not xwininfo -all xwininfo: Please select the window about which you would like information by clicking the mouse in that window. xwininfo: Window id: 0x22000bd " (failure in conversion from UTF8_STRING to ANSI_X3.4-1968)" Root window id: 0x252 (the root window) (has no name) Parent window id: 0x6a07868 (has no name) 2 children: 0x220013b (has no name): () 1276x1101+0+0 +621+82 0x22000be (has no name): () 1x1+-1+-1 +620+81 Absolute upper-left X: 621 Absolute upper-left Y: 82 Relative upper-left X: 0 Relative upper-left Y: 0 Width: 1276 Height: 1101 Depth: 24 Visual: 0x21 Visual Class: TrueColor Border width: 0 Class: InputOutput Colormap: 0x20 (installed) Bit Gravity State: NorthWestGravity Window Gravity State: NorthWestGravity Backing Store State: NotUseful Save Under State: no Map State: IsViewable Override Redirect State: no Corners: +621+82 -23+82 -23-17 +621-17 -geometry 1276x1101-19-13 Bit gravity: NorthWestGravity Window gravity: NorthWestGravity Backing-store hint: NotUseful Backing-planes to be preserved: 0xffffffff Backing pixel: 0 Save-unders: No Someone wants these events: KeyPress KeyRelease ButtonPress ButtonRelease EnterWindow LeaveWindow PointerMotion Button1Motion Exposure VisibilityChange StructureNotify FocusChange PropertyChange Do not propagate these events: Override redirection?: No Window manager hints: Client accepts input or input focus: Yes Initial state is Normal State Displayed on desktop 0 Window type: Normal Process id: 16333 on host localhost Frame extents: 4, 4, 23, 4 Normal window size hints: Program supplied minimum size: 18 by 173 Program supplied maximum size: 1073741824 by 1073741824 Program supplied window gravity: NorthWestGravity No zoom window size hints defined No window shape defined No border shape defined